1. Mapping Toolbox: Basic mapping skills
Recap of BOLTSS; identifying major features on a map; being able to demonstrate urban spread on a map.

2. 1. What goes on a map? Have you heard of BOLTSS before?
Do you know what it stands for?

3. BOLTSS Border Orientation Legend Title Scale Source
Fill in this section on Part 1 of your worksheet

4. Where is BOLTSS on this map?

5. Different types of maps- Birds eye or plan view
Looking straight down

6. Different types of maps- Oblique view
Looking down, but at an angle

7. Identifying major features on a map
Task 1: World map
On the blank world map, you are going to mark the locations of the following countries
Use an atlas to help you find where the countries are
Atlas hint: to quickly find a country, look up it’s name in the index in the back!

8. Countries to find
Once you have labelled all your countries, add all the BOLTSS you can to your map
Australia
China
Indonesia
USA
France
Japan
United Kingdom
Ireland

9. Identifying major features on a map
Task 2: Country map
On the blank map of Indonesia, you are going to mark the locations of the following cities and geographical features
Use an atlas to find where these are
Atlas hint: to quickly find a city or other geographical feature, see if it’s name is also in the index in the back!

10. Places to find Cities: Geographical Features: Jakarta Java Sea
Surabaya
Medan
Denpasar
Makassar
Semarang
Kupang
Geographical Features:
Java Sea
Banda Sea
Puncak Jaya
Barisan Mountains
Malaysian border
Papua New Guinea border
Once you have labelled all your places, add all the BOLTSS you can to your map

11. Demonstrating urban spread on a map
We can also see where people live in and across a country, a continent or even the world by looking at maps that show population distribution and density
The shading scale here shows how many people that colour represents

12. Demonstrating urban spread on a map
On the blank map of Australia, you are going to shade in the population distribution across the country
Make sure you use different colours to represent different population levels
This will then show the urban sprawl that is happening in cities
Use this map from the ABS to help you: